System and method for communications in a vehicle consist
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1. A communication method comprising:
- in a vehicle consist comprising a plurality of vehicles connected in a data network, storing in a first vehicle of the consist a list of available services, the list of available services including plural available services that are available on the first vehicle and plural available services that are available across one or more other vehicles of the consist connected in the data network; and
at the first vehicle, communicating first information of the list of available services to the other vehicles in the consist.
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Abstract
A method for communications in a vehicle consist (e.g., for managing network services among a plurality of networked locomotives or other vehicles in the consist) includes monitoring a first available device of a first locomotive (or other first vehicle) in the consist to determine an operational status of the first available device, and maintaining information of the operational status of the first available device in a database.
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1. A communication method comprising:
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in a vehicle consist comprising a plurality of vehicles connected in a data network, storing in a first vehicle of the consist a list of available services, the list of available services including plural available services that are available on the first vehicle and plural available services that are available across one or more other vehicles of the consist connected in the data network; and at the first vehicle, communicating first information of the list of available services to the other vehicles in the consist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication method comprising:
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in a vehicle consist comprising a plurality of vehicles connected in a data network, storing in a first vehicle of the consist a list of available services that are available across one or more of the vehicles of the consist connected in the data network; at the first vehicle, communicating first information of the list of available services to other vehicles in the consist; storing, for one or more of the available services, respective failover information indicative of services and/or devices in the data network that are substantially equivalent to the one or more of the available services; and routing data based on the failover information if one of the one or more available services ceases to become available. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communication method comprising:
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in a vehicle consist comprising a plurality of vehicles connected in a data network, the data network including an MU cable bus interconnecting at least two of the plurality of vehicles, storing in a first vehicle of the consist a list of available services that are available across one or more of the vehicles of the consist connected in the data network; at the first vehicle, communicating first information of the list of available services to other vehicles in the consist; and routing Ethernet data at least over the MU cable bus based on the list of available services. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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